Window sash snubber



` A. E, DEvoL WINDOW SASH SNUBBER Aug. 25,'193'1.

Filed Aug. 1. 19:50v

INVENTOR:

BY f )MS ATTORNEY. Y

Amston `El DEvo'I, 0F minimi f Hiinmwie; 10E lriixtnv PARK, ILLiNoisA fThis invention'relatesfto certain novel iin'- provement's o vin kwindow`vsash f s nubbers and has forJ its principaljobj ect; the provision p ofan improved --construction 1 ofv this charae-V kiis ter'f;V fgich willbehighly yfficientinuseand -iThe 'salient 'object/ot yy DVGscribedf'herein whichwill be" positive in rop:

vreraftioni while containii'igal minimumfnumber ,further the" characterfdescribedherein' which rvmay be expeditiously-attached toxthe-usualftype of Awindow sash andy which info'p'erating vpositionwill 'provide al device which .will prevent'w the uppery and flower'y window `'sashesfrom beingn opened `from the outside while permitting yoth g upper` andylower;` sash to be moved romfthe-ins ide.v 1

' An yadditional'obj ect TA'oit my; invention is theffprovis'ionfofan-mprov'ed construction' o' thecharacter-j descr-ibfed'herein whiohyembodies a lconstruction eie'ctifvely preventing ay "person Aon theoutside I', ofi a" windowwith which lmy vinventik'injis associated i'from lowering anVW obj eet y"thi"ouggh' ay artially' opened uppersashthereby to unlock the 'device Lwith intentto f move the upper or`lower 'sash'. f

@ther objects 4will l appear hereinafter.

The, invention; consists in the"y novel com.

bination andv arrangement of" parte :to lbe hereinafter{described-fandclaimed, j

i 1 The inventionv will be best understoodlby reference` tofth'ef'acoompanying drawings, showing the preferredfform 'of fconstruction andinl'whichzf if' 1 is 'ai perspective viewoffvazpreferredform 'oi construction of `my invention 'shown in operative position=ronI a' f'window sash is a yse'ictionalvievv taken tiaiiyenihe'iineqe-eiarig.' i; i

v Iiig.-y P3 is a A perspective detail' y, view of oerta'in'unitsembdie'din"inyfdevice; r`Figi '4f isa perspectivegview offanother, unitembodiedjin the*iiiventon;'and` l!" :"'Figb'' is a'y 4'erspectiveviewo'faoreplace 'ablesnubber embodied' inthe invention.

Y y 'tion is the provision of' a'lde'vice Vroff the character fdeoobject thek inventionie' vthe Provision 0f* @I1-improvediconsiruceoa :of

A suitable pin 30is projected: through *the portions 26,28 and 25 andsecured there ferredv embodiment offmyinvention is assoelated, 10indicates a'ivvindow construction riinKjiLLINois;Assieivonor ONE-HALF ToEDWARD with which van upper sash 11 and alower sash 12 Yare associated.My yinvention is mounted on the upper cross piece 13 ofthe lowerfsash12at one endy thereof and kad-v. jacent the stop r14, `and my inventionis4 associated with theginner face of one stilek 1510i theupper sash,yin a mannerV scribed presently;

to? be de- My -improved device includes base vportion 16 which hasformed integrally there? f with a riglitangularly extending ange' por-'tion' 17 'and' a e* substantially triangular# shaped -rguaidw18,y thefunctionjof s which will be .made apparentl presently. 'l Provided inthe baseportion Y16y are countersunk'o'penil 1ngs, 19,an d 2()y and asimilar opening 21 is yprovidedin the flange portion 17. In the,

Of mydevi'ce the baseoportion mounted on the upper surface 0f `the topicross pieceofthe lowersash bymeansof 'f i Y I suitable ,connectingelements' such ,aswo'od screws. 22 and 23 insertedthrough the open#ingsY 19 andr 20 and yasimilar. srew 24 fn; serted Athroughthe opening21111; the gang@ portion 17 which projects downwardly over if Y theinner face'of thetopfcross k,piece 13,of

the ylower sash., if v f The base portion l-'includes'rolled endportions 25 and 26 providing a'space27f therebetween and in assembling.my device; there is disposed. in ythe space v27 the rolled endr portion28' of a kchannel shaped lpawl infin any suitable manner such as' byriveting. The pawl 29 is substantiallyvtriangular in cross section andis preferably formed of one continuous piece of material and`4`inoludes" side portionsul and 32 whichterminate at' oneend in'arcuated' faces 33 and 34.k Likewise krincluded in the pawl 29 is atopportion 35 and-a bottom portion 36; Shoulr ders 37 and 38 ai'eprovidedinthe topper.-

tion 3K5 and when the pawl 29i's' swung into open position, as; shown indotted outline o i in Fig.12, these shoulders *37 and '38 engage f therear endportion of the bottom portion 17 land thereby prevent the pawlfrom falling back and marring the lower sash 12.

. The4 end of the pawl 29 opposite the rolled portion 28 is open asindicated at'39.v Inserted into the pawl 29 thro-ugh the open `end 39isa Vsn'ubber 40 of any suitable resilient provided in the side portion31`of the pawl 29 and a similar aligned opening 43 is formd 'ti'on, 'anyattempt to lower the .upper sash orpraise-the lower sash, while thesnubber and elastic'material, preferably rubber or the like.l Thesnubber40 is substantially triangular in crossl section andincludes an arcuatedface 41." A-threaded opening 42fis ed in the side portion 32. An opening44 is provided in the snubbervnand avv-suitablel connecting element suchi' as the Vmachine screw 45isinsertedtthrough openings43, 44 and 42 toretainE thers'nubber 40 in" position in therpawl'29. f f ,Y

be Vattached at either lor both ends ofthe crossy piece 13 of the lowersash, as desired, and: it manifestv that when the 'upper/and' lowersashes Aare -in closedV i position, as shown `in Fig.l 1,` orl wheneither or;bothsashes are in partly opened posi- 40lfislin positionasshown in` Fig. 1, will cause the; facel 41V of thev snubber, tol4frictionally-engage the; facefofl Ythe sash stile 15 andtherebylprevent movement of either sash.- Itis apparent, therefore, that eitherthe Aupper,f.,or.the lower sash may be allowed y 5, ITo prevent toremain lin partly `opened position'without permitting any'furtheropening fof either persony on thejgoutside of the ildow. f .f

the snubber40 or the pawll 29 and thereby throw the pawl-and fsnubberintof position as 'Y shownf.in-dotted outline in Fig. 2, I 'provideftheguarde-1 8 which prevents` the possibility of any object such asa hookorthe like being.l lowered from above, through .the

*partly opened upper sash, into engagement ,lwithithepawlf29. :When `mydevice is to -beused'f at :fthe right handy end of the sash,

.asyseenfrom thei-nterior ofthe window, I

provide the guard 18;.at the left, or outside,

" Y and when the device is intended for-use 0nthe left lside ofthesashIprovide the guard 1 8. at the.rightside of the pawl.

f-y .From the foregoing Adescription :of kmy invention itis manifestthat I have provided animproved construction which while bef ingfsimplein operationand economical in l,construction will behighly eicientinruse.

It; islikewise apparent fromthe foregoing ldescr-iption that lmyimproved device/permits ofconvenientand expeditious attachmentto anytype of window sash and it will begseen that i the devicev kmaylvbejpainted or enameled, or otherwise decorated, to present said, side.

aV person on theloutside from Y lowering.','any object through thepartly openediupper sashin .an attempt to engageA `ingr-means for saidan article which will be neat andv attractive in appearance. Y l

While I have illustrated and described the preferred formofconstructi'on for carrying my invention into'effect,'th1s is capableof .variation and modication, without departing from the' spirit 'ofrthe invention. I,

therefore, `do not wish to be limited to the precise details ofVconstruction set forth, but

desire.- to avail myself of such i variationsand-modifications as comewithin the scope of theL appended claims. e

i Hanfingthus described my invention what I claim' as new. anddesire toprotect byLetters Patent is?" n 1. In a device of the ,class described,a pawl, an elastic member in `said pawl, said member Yhaving a portionprojecting from said pawl at one endl thereof, vmeans providingdetachable f. connection between lsaid pawljand said Yelastic member,supporting means for said pawl, said supportingv means including aYbracket, said bracket including a rectangular. zshaped main body portionhaving a rightangularly extendingjlange portion .integralV therewith,means providingY hinged connection between `said pawl andVV saidYVbracket, and a' vguard member formed n integrally y. `'with saidbracket, n said guard member projecting rightangularly y fromthe Vmainbody portion of said bracket,

said guard member 4being disposedv adjacent one side of saidto's'aidside. i 4 p Y Y.

3. Incombination with a lowerwindow sash, 'a3 pawl, yan elastic memberin said pawl, saidk member having a portion projecting from lsaid pawlat one endthereof, means v providing Y Vdr-:tachable connection, betweensaid pawl and saidrvelastic Vmembersupports paw1,lsaid supporting meansincluding abracket, said bracket in- Acluding. a rectangularxshapednmain body portion. having a rightangularly extending ange portionintegraljtherewitlnfsaid main body portion being disposed yon thehorizon.-

Ltally extending ytopcrossgpiece ofv the Ysash and Vhaving openings;

lprovided Y ,therein .whereby V4to effectuate;detachablefconnectionlpawl and vextendingparallel 'withtiieffea'srhlad flange'portion'ezwztendingkf j i' l dow/nw,adlyyalong the outer `face of the@cross vllsiece and Yhaving yopenings provided wher yf to effectuatedetachable connection ,withtheask'ash5 means providngihingedconyynection between saidfpawl and said bracket, w

f rand av guardme'mben formed integrally with saidkkbiack'et,VVsaid`vgi1arfdmember, pojectingrrightangularlyrmfthe mainfbodypol` tionof said bracketgaid"guardmemberbe i .lo ying disposed adjacent rone sideof saidpa'wwll` and extending parallel to saidfside.

LIn' testimony whereof 'ture.

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1 am mysignaq-, i f ARTHUR E; KD-EVOL.y Y

